Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Municipal Default, Gov Dissolved so there is no one to sue, 1857

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertown,_Wisconsin

Read down, a railroad bond fund default by a city. 

They did their own CDO, packaged up a bond that was for sure going to default, and then sold that crap off to some outsiders (well makes a good story anyway).    Then the city defaulted on building the railroad, railroad went bankrupt, and then the city completely dissolved the government so that there was no person who could be served with a suit.

The bondholders were mad and chased them all the way to the Supreme court, who decided, you guys don't get diddly.  


The year ---

1855, and influenced by the Panic of 1857

1 comment:

  1. the debt-financed reprieve from the consequences of soaring debt burdens has only hidden the problem for a time. but once the economy goes back into recession, we will once again have to consider allowing states, not just municipalities, to go bankrupt.
    http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/253981/let-states-go-bankrupt-michael-barone

    http://www.teaparty.org/article.php?id=376

    http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Jeb-Bush-Gingrich-bankrupt/2011/01/27/id/384111

    http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/3/gop-plan-would-let-states-go-bankrupt/?page=all

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